In my constant battle to get something started with my art, and since I’m having the worst luck with posting anything online at the moment, I thought it might be a great idea to take an ad out in the local ad magazine offering quality portrait drawings. It seems like Montgomery would be a good market for that since there doesn’t seem to be much competition (that I can see) and parents love pictures of their kids.
I have sold some to friends and co-workers and have asked what they might pay for something like that. I have received real positive feedback, which is always encouraging, so I started looking into it. I found some sites that give pretty good overviews of the nitty-gritty of the business.
I know I can do a good portrait in a reasonable time. It’s not my favorite thing in the world to draw, but at least it is in the ball park. I need to get a proper website up to show examples of my stuff. I want to learn to build it myself, but for practical purposes I may brake down and use a page builder site.
I think I would do most of it by e-mail and postal system. I don’t know if running around town meeting customers would be practical, especially with working a full time job, but I’m still working on the details.
This is an exciting venture to me, and I think, even if it is only a little extra money, it will get me some exposure and contacts into something broader.
So, here’s hoping!